RE: Is atheism worth living for?
September 1, 2023 at 6:34 pm
(This post was last modified: September 1, 2023 at 6:36 pm by Simon Moon.)
(September 1, 2023 at 4:09 pm)MarcusA Wrote: Is atheism worth living for? There's belief to die for in atheism, but to live for? I am irreligious in life and hopefully death. What cause would you die for but you can barely stand its followers?
This is kind of a strange question.
You are basically asking, "would you live/die for not being convinced of the existence of unevidenced, unfalsifiable supernatural claims?".
Restate your question, but substitute any other supernatural claim in place of gods, and see if it makes any sense. "Would you live/die for your disbelief in: ghosts, Ginn, bigfoot, etc, etc?"
Atheism is not a world view, has no doctrine, no dogma, no organizing leaders. It is nothing more than not being convinced in the existence of gods.
Atheism, is (IMO) nothing more, than correctly applying skepticism to the god claim. Other than that, it really does not have any content, that I can think of.
Quote:What cause would you die for but you can barely stand its followers?
This seems kind of like a non sequitur.
You'd believe if you just opened your heart" is a terrible argument for religion. It's basically saying, "If you bias yourself enough, you can convince yourself that this is true." If religion were true, people wouldn't need faith to believe it -- it would be supported by good evidence.
